I wish there were more TV shows with strong female leads clearly written by men.

MARION, 29. SHE'S "WHIP SMART" (omg never again), BUT A TOTAL MESS. SHE'S NOT AFRAID TO SPEAK HER MIND, AND SHE LOVES NO-STRINGS-ATTACHED SEX AND TAKES HER COFFEE BLACK.

JEN, 34. SHE'S SICK OF HER OAFISH HUSBAND AND JUST WANTS TO BE DESIRED AGAIN, TO DANCE ALL NIGHT AND LET HER GUARD DOWN. SHE'S MORE THAN JUST A MOM. SHE'S A KIND OF HOT MOM.

LARA, 24. SHE IS FINDING HERSELF, AND TO DO THAT, SHE NEEDS TO HELP A HANDSOME, STRUGGLING GENIUS BE GREAT AT HIS JOB. ALSO THERE IS GIRL-ON-GIRL AT SOME POINT.

MAYA, 31. SHE'S A BADASS IN THE BOARDROOM, AND A MAJOR SEX EXPERT IN THE BEDROOM. SHE WORKS HARD, SHE PLAYS HARD. WHEN SHE ANSWERS HER PHONE, SHE SAYS "TALK TO ME." HER HUSBAND IS CHEATING ON HER AND HER WORLD FALLS APART.

ELLIE, 29, GORGEOUS. SHE'S A SCIENTIST. BEST IN HER FIELD. SPEAKS ALL AROUND THE WORLD AT SCIENCE CONFERENCES. SHE GETS PARTNERED WITH A GUY WHO DOESN'T PLAY BY THE RULES. HE'S FUNNY - NOT *FUNNY,* BUT SAYS JOKES WRITTEN BY 9 ALMOST FUNNY PEOPLE. SHE HATES HIM. THEY GET MARRIED.

Here's the holy grail:
LEO, 26. SHE'S NOT LIKE "TYPICAL" GIRLS. SHE READS GRAPHIC NOVELS. SHE WEARS BIG SWEATERS (BUT IS HOT). SHE HAS MOXIE. SHE'S *FUNNY.* SHE SITS HOME ALONE WATCHING CLASSIC SCI FI MOVIES. SHE'S MISSING ONE THING: A GUY EXACTLY LIKE THE CREATOR OF THE SHOW.

WE OPEN ON LEO, MOUSEY, CUTE, UNKEMPT. ANN MARGARET IN AN OVERSIZED "SONIC YOUTH" TEE SHIRT AND UNDERWEAR. SHE HAS ONE (LESS HOT) FRIEND. SHE HAS NO PARENTS. SHE'S FROM AN EXTREMELY SMALL TOWN, AND SHE MOVED TO LA TO...PAINT. SHE BRUSHES HER TEETH WITH A TWEETIE BIRD TOOTHBRUSH.

Great news I will sleep with every man who replied to this with his own take or counter-example.

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